The Shadow Wand

This book was so good! Unlike the first 2 books of the series, we get multiple POVs which is really cool because you get to see how everyone's stories are intertwined. I sense a big romantic conflict coming for book 4 and this is why I hate love triangles! Elloren has to come to grips with her newfound power while also battling some personal inner conflict. Vogel's power is growing super strong and I sense an epic battle also coming in book 4. Again this book (like the others) focuses on some difficult themes of race conflict and abuse (physical and sexual) so keep that in mind if you plan to read. There are some steamy scenes but they're mild and not graphic. I'd classify this as YA. My only complaint is that there's a cliffhanger ending and I have to wait until February for closure! So damn good. It's been a long time since I've read fantasy YA and have been so consumed and invested in the story. I think the next book is going to be full of adventure, battle, and conflict and I can't wait!

it was another great book (: the writing style ended up being a little different than the other two as the author switched to going to different character perspectives a lot which wasnt bad but i really wanted to get to the meat of the story since the story is that good & i was hanging on every last word every time the story switched back to the main character

I read a spoiler before. Still, it did not prepare me for the disappointment of the “strange and catastrophic” moment only to be turned into a cliffhanger. And Elloren is progressing at a reasonable pace for character development. Sadly, I am less interested in what happens to Vogel (as in how) and more interested how her heart will decide between the two male leads. Because if the author does something to one of them, she has surely left room for the other to do the same. The first book established possible relationships, the second built up one, and now the third has invested in the other.




This is a spoiler down here:
(P.S. I one-hundred percent think Jarod will want to be with Aislinn regardless. I see him accepting her for leaving everything behind and wanting to turn Lupine to retrieve her dignity back.)

Vogel is rising in power and set on claiming every land, and enslaving all those non-Gardenarian. Elloren is building confidence in who she is as she struggles with her feelings for Yvan and Lukas and transforms herself into a warrior. Her brothers and her friends all trying to find their places before the war finally reaches them. Will it be enough? How can they stop the terrible power of the Shadow wand?

Book 3 of is amazing. Ramping up chapter after chapter until, of course, left hanging until the next book. Can it please be June 2021 already?